An Investigation of Relationship between

Abstract

AbstractThe aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of Globalization and body image of women inTehran, Shiraz and Estahban. The Sample of the study consisted of 2200 women in these cities. Afterreviewing local and international literature, we examined 9 hypotheses that drawing from synthesizedtheoretical framework with regard to Giddens theory and past researches.The research methodology was a survey. The data was collected by using a questionnaire and a scalefor body image. All women of these cities selected systematically at random. The results showed thatModernity, Awareness about Globalization, Life style, negotiation in family, Cultural Capital and MarriageStatus on the whole could explain about 40 percent of women's body image.

Keywords

• Keywords: Women
• Body image
• Globalization
• Modernity
• Reflexivity